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Garret Andrew Siler (born October 25, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He formerly played center for Augusta State University (now Augusta University). When he went undrafted in the 2009 NBA draft, he first signed with the D-League's Utah Flash and then the Chinese Basketball Association's Shanghai Sharks. During his ...
The Augusta Jaguars (formerly Augusta State Jaguars and Georgia Regents Jaguars) are the athletic teams that represent Augusta University, located in Augusta, Georgia, in intercollegiate sports at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Peach Belt Conference since the 1991–92 academic year.
Augusta was chosen and the team was renamed the Augusta Groove. [8] However, the James Brown Arena was ruled out as a home. [9] On June 5, 2008, the team announced its move to the Premier Basketball League. [10] and on July 10, the Groove announced they would be playing at the Christenberry Fieldhouse on the Augusta State University campus. [11]
Six Augusta-area programs are still alive in the Georgia High School Association state basketball playoffs. As the elite eight begins this week, it's the last leg of the playoffs with on-campus games.
Featuring a GHSA state runner-up and many more playoff contenders, here are the top Augusta-area girls high school basketball players for 2023-24.
Augusta State's men's basketball program reached the Division II Elite Eight in Springfield, MA three consecutive years from 2008 to 2010, advancing as far as the national title game in '08. Through the end of the 2010–2011 season, ASU had been nationally ranked for 65 consecutive weeks, the fifth-longest streak in the history of Division II ...
Tairell Fletcher's buzzer-beating 3-pointer sends Fayetteville State basketball to a 77-76 win over 10th-ranked reigning national finalist Augusta.
In addition, the arena has been the host venue of the NCAA Southeast Region of the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship each year from 2007 through 2011. [2] Augusta University's men's basketball team, which competed as Augusta State University from 1996 to 2012, amassed a winning streak of 48 consecutive games played at Christenberry ...